Damn dalek!!!!

[Two_Sheds]

Don't give up on Daleks: they rot stuff down real quick. Except I have just dug mine out and found a large quantity of plastic bags, crisp packets etc. Seems like my neighbours have been using it as a bin. Nice.
Incidentally, those 'biodegradable' plastic carriers - don't. They just break down into many smaller pieces. Use a cloth bag instead, guys.

[Peter]

Tempting fate...

but mine have not yet blown away.

The lids have once or twice.

I think where people go wrong is not seating the bottom properly on level ground, thus allowing the wind to get inside. I always put mine on level ground and normally cultivate the dalek spot a bit, then back-n-forth twist the dalek down into place so that the base is in or on the soil all the way round.

Once in use they are restrained by the contents, especially if you remember to stuff stuff down the sides rather than just tip it into the middle. Lawn mowings are brilliant for this and act as atomic heating in the summer.

My grouse about daleks is, "Why do they put that stupid little door in som many of them?" it serves no useful purpose, falls out when you least want it too and the hole weakens the structure. when I reckon mine needs emptying I just lift it off and use the shovel, replace the dalek on the cleared spot and stuff any insufficiently rotted stuff back in as the new base layer.

[JennieAtkinson]

I dug mine in Peter, but the bottom buckled terribly and it was awfully difficult to get the stuff out of the little hatch, because it was now half buried in the ground. And at 5 foot nothing, trying to dig it out from the top, just resulted in my getting stuck in it (not very nice I can tell you going face down into the compost). Thankfully no neighbours.
I still haven't taken it back, so if anyone has got a good idea for keeping it on the ground, I will persevere!

[sewer rat]

Two sheds
The co-op biodegradable bags stste that it takes 18 months for them to break down - just how old is your compost ????

[Two_Sheds]

Dear Rat,
My compost was probably a year old - no discernible sign of disintegration in them plastic carriers after 12 months - its a con I tell ya. Use a cloth bag!

[Two_Sheds]

Top Tip - don't try to use the little hatch for digging out your compost - just lift the whole thing off like Peter says (it might take some twisting etc)